Unable to reset home page - no "general" tab in "Preferences"
Im attempting to reset my homepage from apple.com to Google. Help tells me to click "Preferences" from Safari file menu and then select the "General" tab. However, when I do this - there is no "General" tab - only settings for "Bookmarks".
There are no accounts on this macbook - no admin etc.
Im a total newcomer to Macs. Does anyone know what I may be doing wrong?
Hi Encise,
Welcome to the Apple discussions forum for users to users.
Open Safari Preferences again ... now look for a little grey pill shape on the upper right corner, click on it. It's possible that all of the pictograms are hidden.
Good luck ...
Dimaxum
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